When I was a kid, my bedroom walls weren’t lined with posters of Pamela Anderson, they were lined with posters of the all conquering Porsche 935s. And ever since I have wanted one. Or more to the point, I needed one! Watching them breathe fire down the Mulsanne Straight at the Le Mans Classic a few years ago really didn’t help my need either…
Meanwhile, I have been wondering what to do with a car we affectionately call Cupcake, an ex-Porsche Cup racer. Being built on an early model shell that is in unbelievably good condition; and the ever increasing values of the long nose cars; the smart move would be to restore it back to standard. I have never been that smart, so I ordered some late 935 K3 panels and hunted around the workshop for the angle grinder…
Removing the existing 930S body kit was quite cathartic! I don’t know what Porsche was thinking when they came up with the slopenose body in 1981 – it has always been a bit embarrassing, it is like the ugly lovechild of a 944 and a 930 – and no one likes a 944! Then again, it could be argued that painting it a three layer pearl pink could also be considered a bit silly. I was young…
It was like Christmas came early when the kit turned up! It was pretty painless compared to some of the other kits I have ordered for customers. I had to sit the panels on the car to see how much work was ahead of me. As you can see from the photos – a lot!
The one piece nose is going to be pretty straight forward. Unfortunately the existing splitter isn’t a good fit so a new one and matching flat floor will need to be laid up. The rear is a bit more complicated. The panels aren’t too bad but I want a fit that is better than the average race car so it isn’t going to happen overnight. A 935 is 2 meters wide and in original form ran 19 x 16 inches wide wheels so it makes the existing 16 x 13 inch wide rear wheels look a bit silly. Heck, it looks like some really bad quality VW kit car at the moment! I better sort out some decent sized centre lock wheels. I really need some old school centrelock BBS wheels with the fans…
